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I like trout and all kinds of fish. I usually practice catch and release when I am out west. In Pa. most don't hold over and my wife makes a great bacon & lettuce dressing (Pa. Dutch sweet and sour thing). I filet my trout, no ones, and deep fry. Trout, mash potatoes, and lettuce smothered in bacon dressing. Alway the opening day meal at my house. Can't beat it!
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Favorite is yellow perch, then brook trout (char), then cutthroat trout, then cod, then halibut. A 'brookie' can be an epicurean masterpiece.
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I haven't kept a fish in 30+ years. I like fish, and occasionally have it when eating out, but no one else in my family will even consider it. They all think fish are yucky.
Bob
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There is a fine line between fly fishing, and standing in the water waving a stick.
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late fall brookie, S&P with B&O .... scrumptious (add a little beer batter loose to the pan & watch-out. Get 'em fresh enuf (waterside) and ......... sorry, gotta stop - it's only morning coffee. My PB&J sandwich just isn't measuring up ........
But yup - one for the pan - and maybe one for the smoker. Other than that - C&R.
Pemi - I think this is one of 'those' topics - the ones left untold ... unexplained ... call it an X-File topic. Not that anyone is judged by whether they eat the fish they catch - it's just ....... you know ...
(not lookin to get into a silly-o-sophical debates on reasoning) ......
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Why on earth would you ever go fishing if not to eat them?! It is NOT a sport! C&R for shame!
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My wife and daughter get a little upset if I do not bring home a Brookie or 3 once in a while for the table. But mostly I practice C&R. The worst tasting fish I have ever eaten is Salmon. John
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I wish you all everlasting flies and tight lines.
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Darrell,
By no means was I trying to start anything or get into a debate...I haven't fished in years, so I was really just looking for a view on the subject. With so much stress put on conservation and wild trout populations I wasn't sure if it was still "acceptable". Thanks for all the input!
-Pemi
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Pemi-man,
I'm basically lazy. No altruism or such about it, I just don't enjoy 'cleaning' fish.
So, most times, if I want to eat fish, I'll go to the local Red Lobster or Sushi Bar. They prepare it, bring it to the table, and even do the dishes....
However, every once in a while I'll be on one of those high mountain streams and catch a couple of wild browns or brookies and do the work because they just taste so darn good.
I've even found a master chef near me in Colorado that will prepare them if I bring them to him cleaned....Good stuff.
Good Luck!
Buddy
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I'll keep a few every once in a while, very rare though. Like others, I don't much mind the taste of trout.
-David
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"Fly fishing is a skillful art, on where man can pit his wits against natured, and at the same time, be at one with the world around him"
Martin Ford "Fishing Flies"
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Two trout LOVERS! ...One also loves crat.
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